AKRON, Ohio – The UIC women’s tennis team (1-2) came away with its first win of the season as it defeated ASA College, 5-2, Saturday morning at LaTuchie Tennis Center. The Flames clinched the doubles point and went on to capture four matches in singles.

Knoppe continued her winning streak in singles as she captured a 6-0, 6-2 win over Winter at No. 4 to remain perfect this season. Additional straight-set wins for the Flames came at No. 3, with Hahn claiming a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Perez, and at No. 5, with Keti Mebuke blanking Sacha Espiritu, 6-0, 6-0. The last win came at No. 6 to Lacerda, as the Avengers were again without a player.

The final two matches for UIC resulted with a loss at No. 1, as Vavulina defeated Palacios, 6-4, 6-2, and at No. 2, where Sharples fell in her third set to Vanko, 6-3, 4-6, 10-7.

The Flames will make the trek back to Chicago and face DePaul at Lakeshore Sport & Fitness on Sunday at 1 p.m. CT.